classify

[klas-uh-fahy] / ˈklæs əˌfaɪ /

VERB

categorize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allocate analyze arrange distribute divide label organize segregate

STRONG

allot alphabetize assort brand catalogue class codify collocate coordinate correlate dispose distinguish docket embody file grade group incorporate index match name number order peg pigeonhole range rank rate regiment size sort systematize tabulate tag ticket type typecast

WEAK

break down button down put away put down as put down for rank out size up tab take one's measure

Antonyms

STRONGEST

collect combine disarrange disorder disorganize gather hold join keep maintain unite

STRONG

disallow disintegrate estimate exclude guess mix up scatter

Example Sentences

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Moor Mother’s discography, much like her professional life, is difficult to classify.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Private-credit funds use nonuniform methodologies to classify loans, leading to discrepancies and investor concerns about diversification.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

I think that it depends on how we’re going to classify benefit.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

Using these patterns, machine learning models were able to classify cancer types with 90.9% accuracy.

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026

The only cases that were impossible to classify were those of José Arcadio Segundo and Aureliano Segundo.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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